Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on Monday just about launched the Tele Psychological Well being Help and Networking Throughout States (Tele-MANAS) initiative of the Union Ministry of Well being & Household Welfare on World Psychological Well being Day (October 10). The programme was launched on the twenty sixth convocation ceremony of graduates on the Nationwide Institute of Psychological Well being and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru.
Acknowledging the psychological well being disaster in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and an pressing want to ascertain a digital psychological well being community that may stand up to the challenges amplified by the pandemic, the Union authorities had introduced the Nationwide Tele Psychological Well being Programme (NTMHP) within the Union Funds 2022-23. Underneath the programme, Tele-MANAS goals to supply free tele-mental well being companies everywhere in the nation around the clock, notably catering to folks in distant or under-served areas.
The programme features a community of 23 tele-mental well being centres of excellence, with NIMHANS being the nodal centre, and the Worldwide Institute of Data Expertise-Bangalore (IIITB) and Nationwide Well being Programs Useful resource Centre (NHSRC) will present the technical assist. The Union authorities goals to open at the least one Tele-MANAS Cell in every state and Union territory.
“A toll-free, 24×7 helpline quantity (14416) has been arrange throughout the nation permitting callers to pick the language of selection for availing companies. The calls could be routed to Tele-MANAS cells within the respective state and Union territory,” a press release from the Union Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare stated.
“Tele-MANAS might be organised in two tier techniques; Tier 1 contains State Tele-MANAS cells which embody educated counsellors and psychological well being specialists. Tier 2 will comprise specialists on the District Psychological Well being Programme (DMHP)/Medical Faculty assets for bodily session and/or e-Sanjeevani for audio-visual session. Specialised care is being envisioned by way of the programme by linking Tele-MANAS with different companies like Nationwide tele-consultation service, e-Sanjeevani, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, psychological well being professionals, Ayushman Bharat well being and wellness centres and emergency psychiatric services. NIMHANS has performed coaching for 900 Tele MANAS counsellors from nearly all of states/UTs,” the assertion additional stated.
On the convocation ceremony, 347 college students acquired numerous levels and certificates on profitable completion of their educational programmes at NIMHANS.